Once I got invited to the Green Room, that's when I was like, okay, I'm first, I'm getting drafted in the first round. Because they try their best not to let guys sit in there forever.

I've always been one to kind of, I've always wanted to be the guy. I watched, my favorite player growing up was LeBron. One thing I noticed with him was, it's always on him at the end of the game.

My teammates have had my back with every mistake, with everything I have done well.

I have so many resources I can go to and as a player who wants to learn, I'm trying my best to learn.

I've gotten better. I've added a lot to my game.

I watch a lot of Dwyane Wade. D-Wade was in the Finals his third year and he was getting to the free-throw line 10 times a game.

It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing to make the playoffs your second year. But if you want to be great, you've got to continue to work.

For me to get better, I have to pick and learn from the best. It starts with that.

When you think shoot, shoot, shoot you miss open passes.

You never know what they're going through. Maybe they failed a test. Maybe they're going through a state of depression. Kids go through so much.

People see me scoring now, but I got drafted because of my defense.

I want to play for my country and win a gold medal.

My favorite character in 'Star Wars' is Luke Skywalker, for sure.

My teammates and I have so much faith in each other on the court while we're out there trying to win games.

When you have All-Stars telling you that you could be really good in this league, I think that's going to raise your level.

If you know people around me, even in college, I was confident, but the possible thought of making it to the NBA was crazy.

I can say Rookie of the Year is what I want to do.

Why can't you be both? Why can't I be on the basketball team but also be the student president?

I want to be MVP. I want to be a champion. There's always something that you want.

When you grow up around the 1 percent, it shows you a lot as a child. I got lost in my friend's house my first time ever going to it, because it was so big. I'd never seen anything like that before in my life.

I would love to bring the state of Utah their first championship. I think that's one thing I've always wanted.

I feel like I lead a lot by using my voice, it's natural for me, but I also think it's been more by example.

I feel like I need to find ways to disrupt the other team and apply that pressure they might not be used to. I think being able to set that tone is something I'm priding myself on.

I feel the need to really get after a guy defensively and showing that.

I'm the type of person that if I put it off, I'll forget about it.

I love everything about being in Utah. I'll never change it. I don't need the big market to be happy.

I've been a dunker for longer than I've been a basketball player.

In college, I wasn't losing weight the right way. Sometimes, I would just... not eat in order to get my weight down. You can't do that in the NBA - there are too many games to do it that way.

I go by the 80-20 rule. So, 80 percent of the time, I'm eating healthy and focused on the right foods - fruits, vegetables, all the good stuff. Then there is 20 percent of the time where you can sneak in some of the other foods, like a steak. That's not to say that a steak is bad.

Unfortunately, Caesar salad dressing is the worst for you.

When we're playing at home in Utah, breakfast is really the only meal at which I allow myself to be a little unhealthy. So it's usually pancakes, waffles, eggs, and bacon. I like to keep that consistent. For lunch and dinner, I will have Caesar salad.

I've never been a scorer in my life.

I think that's the biggest thing - staying humble, because the story you hear a lot of times is that guys who have success let it get to their head.

I just try to be the same kid from New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, who is just lame and watches TV and Netflix.

What's special about Salt Lake, it's a small, tight-knit, close community.

I missed a few key basketball games, AAU games, because I didn't finish my homework.

I didn't want to go see mountainous areas as a kid - I wanted to be around town, around New York, around Connecticut.

Just being in the NBA is crazy and also after every bucket that I make or every pass it's kind of like, 'Woah, I just did that.' It's been awesome.

I hope all the kids out there who don't like listening to their mothers, who yell and scream at them, that moms are always right just so you guys know.

With such a rigorous schedule, it's important that I do everything I can to maintain my health and wellness.

I've shared doTERRA products with my coaches, chef, and especially teammates.

Zero assists. That's not who I am. That's not how I play.

In baseball I was pretty cocky.

I never give myself enough credit.

I keep a small - a very, very, very small circle. It's just me and my mom and my sister. And maybe Chris Paul.

I come from New York. It's busy. It's populated. It's noisy. It's loud.

I was a good athlete, a good baseball player. A great baseball player, I should say.

My role is to go out there and help the team in any way possible.

You play to win a ring.

I play this game to win.